Improving Your Home Network

8-port Gigabit Ethernet switch for use when you wire for Ethernet

These are articles about shaping and optimising your home network to suit your needs and situation. This includes articles ahte cover technologies that will be applicalbe to the development of a small network.

Network Setup Issues

Here, these articles concern getting going with broadhand Internet or having that small network how you wish. It also includes issues like making sure you have the proper wireless coverage or extend the Internet to other buildings in your property like the “man-cave” garage or cabin.

Setting Up A New Router – How to go about setting up a typical Internet router for secure proper Internet service and network operation when you replace or upgrade an existing router or take on broadband Internet service at your home or small business.

UPDATEDExtending Your Wireless Network Coverage – Gaining More Area Out Of The Wireless Network. This article has been updated to encompass multi-band 802.11n wireless networks, WPS quick-setup and modem-routers that have become surplus due to the arrival of next-generation broadband.

Multi-Building Home Networks – Extending your home network to the outbuildings like your garage or shed that is to be a “man-cave” or your cabin or bungalow that the teenagers will use for playing games.